Chapter 168 Returning to the Sect to Release the Spirit Vein
Sect Leader Yan shifted his gaze, asking in confusion, "Weren't you two in seclusion?"
Song Yin chuckled, revealing two rows of bright white teeth, "We're going to steal a spirit vein."
Noticing the commotion, Old Ancestor Tao walked towards the entrance of the forbidden area. Upon hearing this, the Mahayana cultivator almost stumbled and suddenly looked towards the entrance.
Sect Leader Yan doubted his hearing. "What did you go to do?"
Shi Heming: "Reporting to the sect leader, we stole the spiritual vein." He turned his head, "Of course, it was all thanks to Yinyin's skill that we were able to successfully bring back the spiritual vein."
Song Yin: "Not at all, Shi Heming's improved teleportation talisman also made a great contribution."
The atmosphere was eerily quiet as the two men flattered each other.
It was Old Master Tao who reacted first, appearing beside everyone in a flash. "Where is the spiritual vein we brought back?"
Song Yin: "Large spiritual veins are not suitable to be released now. I suggest that they be placed directly into the sect's old spiritual veins."
Old Master Tao: "What methods did you use to bring it back?"
Song Yin: "I want to keep this a secret, and I hope the Ancestor will understand."
Old Master Tao: "Then why did you go straight to the forbidden area upon your return, instead of going to the main peak to find Yanxi?"
Song Yin: "After we evaded the pursuit of high-level cultivators from various sects, we thought that with the patriarchs in the forbidden area, there was no safer place in the sect than the forbidden area."
Sect Leader Yan hesitated, opening and closing his mouth as if he wanted to speak, truly unsure of where to begin.
Tao Laozu: "You really brought it back? You're not lying?"
Song Yin: "I swear on my life that I brought it back." She understood why Old Master Tao kept asking, after all, it was a matter of great importance, so she patiently answered every question from Old Master Tao.
Old Master Tao was at a loss for words; he didn't know how to evaluate Song Yin and Shi Heming's actions. It was a problem that everyone was struggling with, yet it had been solved by a junior over three hundred years old. You Yong was still immersed in researching magical artifacts at Tianqiao Peak, Yan Xi faced various problems every day, and other old friends were also contributing to the sect, including himself who was searching for ways to solve the sect's difficulties.
The problem that plagued the entire sect, no, the entire cultivation world, was solved by these two guys in front of him, two juniors whose age was less than a fraction of his.
Because he knew how troublesome the problem was, the shock he felt when Song Yin and Shi Heming solved it was indescribable.
Finally, Old Master Tao slowly turned his head and said to Lou Shuhe, "Your grand-disciple is truly remarkable."
Lou Shuhe's mindset was the same as Tao Laozu's, except for an added element of pride. Such a capable junior was her grand-disciple.
Lou Shuhe came to her senses and asked Sect Leader Yan, "What was your reply to the people outside?"
Sect Leader Yan: "I told them that the sect will find a way to prevent them from giving up."
Lou Shuhe made the final decision: "Let's go release the spiritual vein first. Fellow Daoist Tao, please inform the other old guys in the forbidden area that everyone should act together. If any accidents occur during the release of the spiritual vein, everyone can help out. There's no need to inform Sect Master Yan about the others. With us old guys here, we should be able to stabilize the situation. It's not unreasonable to inform the others after we've finished this."
Sect Leader Yan nodded, then stopped halfway through, "I don't intend to tell everyone about this."
Song Yin immediately understood Sect Leader Yan's intention: "Not knowing the truth, so everything you do is genuine?"
Sect Master Yan: "Yes, if we suddenly change our attitude, it will definitely attract the attention of other sects. We can talk about this, but we need to wait until the second, third, or even more new spiritual veins appear before the other sects have time to pay attention to our Immortal Firmament Sect."
Sect Master Yan glanced at Song Yin and the others several more times, his mind wandering. If Song Yin and the others could bring back another new spiritual vein, wouldn't the Immortal Firmament Sect then have two...?
Sect Master Yan shook his head to clear his mind. Having a new spiritual vein was already a great blessing; he was truly grateful to Song Yin and Shi Heming, and to Heaven for its protection. How could he possibly be greedy and ask for more?
While others were still arguing and trying their best to find the new spiritual vein within the territory of the Qingxuan Sect, Song Yin and her group had already entered the old spiritual vein of the Xianxiao Sect with the new spiritual vein.
After breaking through numerous restrictions and barriers and avoiding countless traps, Song Yin and the others followed a group of elders and sect leaders into the underwater palace beneath the Immortal Cloud Sect.
Upon entering the underwater palace, an invisible barrier separates the seawater, and the massive, dark gate slowly slides open to reveal the only passage leading to the depths of the underwater palace. On either side of the passage stand exquisitely carved guardian beasts, their scales lifelike.
Leading the way was an elder named Fang, because he had the highest cultivation level among everyone present.
Song Yin and Shi Heming followed closely behind; they were the two that this Old Ancestor Fang had specifically brought along to keep him on his heels.
Song Yin and Shi Heming dared not act rashly, as their opponent was a sword cultivator in the late Mahayana stage.
They traveled quietly, with Old Ancestor Fang glancing out of the corner of his eye from time to time to observe the two who had brought back the new spiritual vein.
"I heard you've all been to the Nine Heavens Secret Realm?" Old Ancestor Fang's voice suddenly rang out from the passage. In the quiet environment, any sound was amplified several times over.
"Yes," Song Yin and the others said at the same time.
"Over three hundred years old?"
"yes."
Have you taken on any apprentices?
"Reporting to Ancestor, this junior accepts it," Song Yin replied.
Shi Heming: "This junior has not."
Old Master Fang: "Relax, everyone. I won't eat people."
Song Yin chuckled dryly, "Hahaha." Of all the old ancestors in the forbidden area, only you never smile when you see us. You still have a stern face, as if someone owes you a debt.
Ancestor Fang: "How did you bring the spiritual vein back?"
This old ancestor was not easily fooled; she looked to her grandmaster behind her for help.
Lou Shuhe: "Why ask so many questions, Fellow Daoist Fang? You only need to know that the new spiritual vein has been brought back. Everyone has their own secrets, why keep digging into the details?"
Old Master Fang did not answer, nor did he press Song Yin for answers.
The group fell silent again; the loudest sound was their footsteps.
Old Master Fang stood at the front, frowning and his mouth agape.
In the strange atmosphere, Song Yin and the others finally arrived at their destination, the deepest part of the underground palace.
Song Yin saw that the Primordial Spirit-Continuing Pearl she had brought back was still stored in the deepest part of the underground palace, and had been playing its role for hundreds of years, preventing the original spiritual veins of the Immortal Cloud Sect from drying up quickly.
Sect Master Yan broke the silence, "Speaking of which, the Primordial Spirit Pearl was also found by Song Yin and Shi Heming back then. They not only contributed to stabilizing the old spiritual veins, but now they have also brought back the new spiritual veins. It can be said that they saved the Immortal Firmament Sect twice. Such achievements should be recorded in the Immortal Firmament Sect's merit book."
Song Yin's ears twitched. In a family, this would be a separate page in the family tree; in a dynasty, it would be leaving one's name in history. She held back, not wanting to laugh too obviously.
The old spiritual vein is the same as the new spiritual vein, except that it is not as bright as the new spiritual vein. Its original moon-like luster seems to be covered with a layer of dust, making it much dimmer.
Ancestor Fang said, "You two step back first. When we finish casting the spell, you can release the new spiritual vein immediately."
"yes."
Several patriarchs were seen simultaneously casting spells, their hand gestures constantly changing, their robes fluttering even without wind. Their movements were synchronized, their spells cast at the same time, causing a surge of spiritual energy.
In the Immortal Cloud Sect, a disciple looked down from the edge of the floating island and said to his fellow disciples, "Look, the sea is changing."
Waves surged one after another, and schools of fish leaped out of the water.
"Let me take a look."
"Hiss, have you guys noticed any changes in the spiritual energy of the world?"
"Maybe you're overthinking it."
Inside the underwater palace, as the spellcasting stopped, the leading patriarch, Fang, said, "Now! Release the spiritual vein!"
Upon hearing this, Song Yin immediately drew upon the Langhuan Cave Heaven Spiritual Vein, and a silvery light emanated from her water. The dim silver light and...
New radiance intertwined and merged, and a powerful spiritual energy impacted everyone present.
At the center of brilliance is Song Yin.
Everyone present except Song Yin and Shi Heming had only one thought: They really brought the spiritual vein back to the sect.
Their gazes fell on her, and Song Yin let them look her over.
These cultivators at the top of the cultivation world no longer regarded the two as disciples of a sect, but as equals, even though they were only at the Nascent Soul stage.
They even reached a consensus that Song Yin and Shi Heming might ascend to immortality before everyone else in the forbidden area!
When all the spiritual veins are released, the old and new spiritual veins merge, creating a momentary burst of energy. Beings blessed by the old spiritual veins are suddenly struck by the spiritual energy, feeling an increase in the spiritual energy of their surroundings. This feeling quickly subsides, and the concentration of spiritual energy returns to its original level—no, it's still slightly higher than before.
The appearance of a new spiritual vein does not immediately increase the density of spiritual energy, but rather it can maintain this density for thousands or tens of thousands of years, continuously bringing blessings to the region.
Sect Master Yan finally put down his burden: "Now the Immortal Firmament Sect not only has the Primordial Spirit-Continuing Pearl, but also a new spiritual vein. With the combination of the two, the Immortal Firmament Sect will not have to worry about spiritual energy for a long time to come."
If a sect that has flourished for ten thousand years were to decline in her hands, how could she dare to cultivate and ascend to the upper realm? What face would she have to meet the ascended seniors of the Immortal Firmament Sect, or the founding patriarchs?
Sect Leader Yan said softly to Song Yin and the others, "Thank you."
This expression of gratitude contained so much; Sect Master Yan sincerely thanked the younger generation.
With the matter of the spiritual veins coming to an end, Song Yin and Shi Heming soon announced their exit from seclusion.
When asked by acquaintances whether they had successfully overcome the difficulties, both said they had not. That's the nature of seclusion; it doesn't guarantee success just because you're in seclusion.
The two failed in their retreat, but instead of being ridiculed or mocked, it made others feel much closer to them.
You see, even geniuses like them fail, just like ordinary people like you and me experience failure. They are not myths, but rather pioneers.
After numerous high-level cultivators pursued the matter to the Qingxuan Sect's territory, the ensuing commotion yielded no results. Those outside the Qingxuan Sect suspected that the sect had stolen the spiritual vein, but the Qingxuan Sect refused to take the blame.
After the last clue pointed to the Qingxuan Sect, they found no new leads.
Several months later, someone finally used a special secret method to find the location of the spiritual vein, which pointed to the Eastern Continent.
The Qingxuan Sect was relieved to have escaped the huge blame.
Immediately afterwards, the group returned to the Eastern Continent in a grand procession.
Knowing the spiritual vein was in the Eastern Continent, they still couldn't find its exact location; the secret method only provided a general area. Some suspected the Immortal Firmament Sect, but along the way, the Immortal Firmament Sect cultivators' behavior had been observed by everyone, making it easy to discern whether they were genuinely acting or not.
Back in Dongzhou, everyone wandered around aimlessly like headless flies.
Since Song Yin's analysis was correct last time, Han Wuyue had no choice but to ask Song Yin for help again.
Song Yin held the communication stone, admiring the various rare and precious materials sent by the sect leader. The sect leader also wanted to send some rare birds and animals, but she refused.
After hearing Han Wuyue's words, she lied through her teeth, "Perhaps the spiritual veins really have become sentient and hidden away, or perhaps the Heavenly Dao took the spiritual veins away on its own initiative because it couldn't bear to see the various sects fighting and killing each other."
Heavenly Dao: No, thank you.
Han Wuyue: "So you can't do anything about it either?"
Song Yin: "There's really no other way. All I know is that the sect leader is still staying up all night because of this, and has taken a lot of recuperation pills."
Sect Leader Yan: It's fake. After all these years, I can finally get a good night's sleep. I'll take some fasting pills and calming pills to make up for all the sleep I missed. I'll sleep until the end of time!
After ending the call with Han Wuyue, a message from the master's ancestor arrived via the communication stone.
Lou Shuhe: "Summon Master Heming, the two of you come to the forbidden area."
Song Yin: "Is there something you need?"
Lou Shuhe: "Those old guys from the Forbidden Area want to see you," she revealed. "They've prepared some good things for you."
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Author's Note: Song Yin: It's all because this arrogant tyrant is too powerful! [Sunglasses]
Shi Heming: I wholeheartedly agree! [cheering emojis] ...
Song Yin, a disciple who is increasingly admired by many.
Song Yin: Keep it low-key, keep it low-key [droopy-eared rabbit head]
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[Empty bowl]
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